Profile:Dr. Victor Piercey holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Arizona as
well as a law degree from Columbia University. He teaches in the actuarial science
program as well as lower level courses. He is particularly interested in combining
his legal experience with his mathematics teaching in order to improve students’ mathematical
experiences. He is drawing on this experience in creating and teaching the Theory
of Interest course along with the corresponding exam preparation course. He also
brings this perspective into lower level courses where he focuses on quantitative
literacy and reasoning. In connection with this effort, he was an author for the
Dana Center’s Quantitative Reasoning course, part of the New Mathways Project. He
is currently working on a sequence of courses for business students entitled Quantitiative
Reasoning for Business.

Education:Ph.D. Mathematics, University of ArizonaJ.D. Law, Columbia University Law SchoolM.S. Humanities, Michigan State UniversityB.A. Humanities, Michigan State University